~ HAVASU STITCHERS ~ Lake Havasu City, Arizona An Affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Guild volume 20, Number 11 November 2014 Have you heard, Nooooo? Well read on... How about that Rita McElhinney and her group the Common Threads I just can t wait for that to take off, let s bring our new members into the fold. There are so many exci ng things going on in this group it would be a shame not to have everyone in the know!! The Coffee at Material Obsession was just great with lots food, food, food, so many ladies, raffles and loads of fun! Thanks so much Ginny and all your staff!!!! Some GOOD NEWS Maria Rhodes does NOT have cancer and her husband is doing very well with his, blessings to their en re family. We find out who our Member of the Year is this mee ng, be there or be square!!!! Nominees are: Catherine Stephan, Kim Pebley, Susan Sacco, Zola Stuart, Sherri Ashford and Susan George. Odegaards will be our guest speaker giving us much info on our machines and how to care and feed them! Don t miss this Christmas party is Monday, December 8th, ckets will be on sale at this mee ng $10.00 get them while their hot. Contact Catherine Stephan if you can t be at the mee ng to purchase. Checks made out to Havasu S tchers. Havasu S tchers will be hos ng a garage sale for Harold Spencer. He has offered ½ of the money to go to the S tchers Library for our help with the sale, need volunteers there will be quil ng supplies, fabric you name it. Watch for the date, we will have one day just for the S tchers and one day for the public!!! Bridge of Friendship XI Quilt Show 2015 Chairman NEED SUGGESTIONS FOR QUILT SHOWS YOU ATTEND OVER THE NEXT YEAR!! They can be quilt shows, art fes vals any type of show we want to get our Opportunity quilt out there!! Send a note to Missy Quilter. Ways and Means/Bou que: Adeline Reiten is teaching one of Carolyn and Bonnie s Thursdays at MOs and is in need of grograin ribbon, ½ wide in any color to finish off the darling child s apron and crayon case!! Be sure and come to their Thursday mee ngs, lots of good things are happening there! Hearts Desire Ann and the en re team is looking for sponsors for each of our themes get a couple of your friends and/or a sewing group together and take a theme, create the items for that theme!! Quilt Show mee ng Monday, November 10 at 6:00 at Sherri s house! Opportunity Quilt is being built as we speak!!! Coming along great Quil ng Out Loud!! Sherri NOVEMBER MEETING GUEST SPEAKER FROM ODEGAARD S SEWING CENTER FLAGSTAFF, AZ What s Inside. Community Outreach / Membership 2 Friendship Coffees / Birthdays 3 FABRIC EXCHANGE NEW**TRAVEL 3 BRING CASH FOR RAFFLES 7 Sewing Strategies: No stiletto in sight? Substitute a bamboo skewer or size 16 tapestry needles. The dull tip won t snag the fabric as you use the skewer or needle to hold pieces in place. Tip of the Month: Working with vinyl or laminate where pins just won t do? Household tape just may do the trick! www.havasustitchers.com Education 4, 5 Quilting at the Lake 6, 7 Quilt Show 12, 13 Minutes 14, 15
Havasu Stitchers P. O. Box 2875 Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86405 General Meeting the second Thursday of every month. Mohave Community College Room 600 6:30 PM 1977 W Acoma Blvd Board Meetings the first Thursday of every month. Mohave County Library 6:00 PM Email havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com On the Web at http://www.havasustitchers.com FUTURE GENERAL MEETING DATES Thursday Nov 13, 2014 MCC Room 600 at 6:30pm Our December meeting is at the Christmas Party Our January meeting is at Quilting at the Lake Thursday Feb 12, 2015 MCC Room 600 at 6:30pm Community Outreach Wendy Howe Community Outreach at the Library Weds, Nov 12th at 10:00 am. Bring your sewing machine and come to complete quilts. Future dates: 11/12 (10-3), 12/10 (10-3). We meet in the County Library to make projects to give to the elderly in rest homes, homeless children, and others in need. If you have some time to donate to this cause please join us. If you can t spend the day or part, you could stop by, take something home to work on, or a simple donation from your stash or maybe you would like to just quilt one of our projects or do a binding anything you can do to help out. Membership Interested in joining? Get paperwork from Pat Plum or go to our website on the About Us page. WE HAVE 158 MEMBERS New Members Geri Larson Susie Drennan Kathleen M. Gibson Bonnie DuBois Edited for Website Pat Plum PLEASE UPDATE YOUR MEMBER LISTS WITH THESE NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION Tina Benson sent out through EMAIL a listing of new members and membership updates as of August 2014. Also, the ROSTER BOOKLETS that you have now (dated March 2014) are what we will have for the year. FYI: LAP QUILTS are approx 45 x 48 At the meeting Comfort Quilts will have kits available: Finishing kits-top, batting, backing to be quilted any way that pleases the quilter You can bring the finished kit to any Comfort Quilt meeting or the General Meeting or call Comfort Quilt chairperson, Wendy Howe to arrange a pick up or drop off. There will be samples of what the group is currently making at the General Meeting. Thank You, Wendy Howe 2 IF YOUR information needs to be updated please submit changes to the membership chair & the newsletter editor so that your fellow Stitchers can stay in touch. TRANSITION HOUSE Transition House Personal size shampoos, toothpaste and lotions are always appreciated. Drop off donations at the meeting. Dottie Holman will thank you for your generosity. Dental Hygiene items please. Mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes.
Fabric Exchange Diana Stebbens Hospitality Zola Stuart & Ruby Worrell FABRIC EXCHANGE We will be starting a new theme for the Fabric Exchange in April. The theme is "Come travel with me" We will be cutting 5.5 inch squares. I will have a signup sheet at the meeting. Here is our itinerary. Nov - Plymouth Rock for Thanksgiving Dec - Germany Christmas Market Jan - Iceland to see the Glaciers Feb - Jungle Safari Mar - Your Home Happy Travels from your travel guide. Diana Stebbens We have Friendship Coffee Social dates set through Oct. YOSHIKO BELLES 11/20 ROXANNE BERGSTROM 11/13 SHANNON DION 11/04 GAIL FRANCIS 11/30 CAROLYN HARRINGTON 11/29 LUCILLE HINKLE 11/07 LINDA LANAHAN 11/21 SARA NEAL 11/30 KIM PEBLEY 11/26 CORAL SIEBER 11/22 DIANA STEBBENS 11/25 LESLIE STOCKERT 11/14 BETTY TERRILL 11/03 DONNA VAUGHN 11/14 Block Club Rules of the Game If you do sign up; make certain you bring the required number. Don t forget. Others are counting on you as one of the exchangers. Please use the best quality of 100% cotton available. Make certain your cut is straight; not wavy or bowed. Depending on the number that sign up; it may take as much as two yards of fabric. It is better to use all of the same fabric for your swap. Turn them in at the beginning of the meeting to allow time to sort and then don t forget to pick up your bag after the meeting. Listen at the meeting for the number of strips. Friendship Coffee Socials Do it your way! We have had many types of coffees, no big expectations. Some just have a show n tell, some pick a theme, some demo something, some have Ice Cream, some have food, some just cake and coffee, etc, etc. Some have a daytime get together, some have an afternoon or evening. Whatever is best for you. The Guild provides $25 to offset the cost. PLEASE SIGN UP!! DECEMBER COFFEE is being planned Hospitality needs sign-ups to bring refreshments at the meetings WE NOW HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE HAVASU STITCHERS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON T WANT TO JOIN FACEBOOK WE HOPE TO HAVE A GUEST ENTRY SOON https://www.facebook.com/havasustitchers Sunshine Joan Wurster Please let the Sunshine Chairman know if anyone would like to have a card sent to one of our members. Please put Sunshine lady in the Re: section of the e-mail. 3 Christmas Party 2014 & Meeting Quality Inn Restaurant Dec 8, 2014 - Monday 6pm Choice of dinners will be Salmon, Chicken or Prime Rib Members pay $10 / Guests Full Price See Catherine Stephan, Committee Chair
Education Barb Math & Barb Walker SAVE THESE DATES The following dates are for future workshops. We hope this will help with your planning. If you have ques ons or would like more informa on regarding this workshops please contact us: Remember life happens and things can change.. We will have pictures, loca ons, and prices soon. Dec. 4th. Rag Rug- Marilyn Flick Jan.29 th - Trunk Show Connie Haidle Jan. 31 st Applique- Connie Haidle (AppleBlossom Quilts, WebsterCity, Iowa) Feb. 14th Men s Shirt Apron- Mary Lomberto-$5 or free ask how Feb. 14th Placemats- Mary Lomberto-$5 or free ask how Feb. 28- Serendipity- Kim/ Jeanette March 12th Quilt in a Day Trunk Show March 13th -Hole in the Wall- Pat Knoechel(Quilt in a day) March 14thChimneys/Cornerstones (wonky technique also taught) Pat Knoechel March 21 st TBA- National Quilt Day--Kim Pebley March 23/24 th Blue Water Sunset- TBA March 28/29 th Blue Water Sunset- Linda Visnaw April 11th- Circle quilt- Quilting Queens May 9 th -TBA- But you won t want to miss this If you are interested in facilita ng a workshop Contact US Contact info: Barb Walker: Barb Math: Catherine Stephan: 4
Education Barb Math & Barb Walker M E N S S H I R T A P R O N S T E E R I N G W H E E L C O V E R 5
The following classes are closed: Tuesday: Lenore Crawford Fusing & Fabric Painting Saturday: Linda Hibbert Strolling in Lake Havasu Thursday & Friday Sit n Sew sessions are also full We will start a Waiting List for each class. Thank you for your support. QAL Committee BROCHURE AND REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING AND ON OUR WEBSITE 6
Sarah McNary s Moonlight Version of the QS quilt pattern Ways and Means Bonnie Fryer & Carolyn Victor REMEMBER TO BUY YOUR RAFFLE TIXS AND WIN FUN BASKETS OR 50/50 $ s Carolyn & I would like for you to remind everyone to bring extra cash for raffle tickets. We also have gift items on sale: two-sided mirrors ($2.00 each) and Havasu Stitchers measuring tapes ($2.50 each). Thank you, Carolyn Victor and Bonnie Fryer 7 Ladies, please remember the Havasu Stitchers this summer when you are reorganizing your sewing areas. We will be happy to recycle your extra fabrics and/or notions in the Ways and Means raffle baskets. The funds raised by these raffle sales go directly to our Education. Also, if you see a new or unique tool, let us know about it and we will try to include that in a future basket, Any and all suggestions appreciated.
Library - Check out Books Sarah McNary The Torn Page...Library News Shhhh! Come check out our newly donated patterns - and even a few kits from the Stitchers' Library Cupboard... Featured books to borrow by category: Specialty Rulers to borrow! Machine Embroidery Patterns to borrow! As always... Patterns for Sale ($1) Books for Sale ($.50) LOADS of Magazines for Sale ($.25 or 5 for $1) Library Loans are 1 month; keep something 2 months and you'll be asked to share your enthusiasm for the item with a 20 second blurb; keep something 3 months and we'll ask you to do a short demo at the meeting (we know you're an expert after 3 months). Online catalog of the collection coming soon! Please remember if you want to send a "Quilting" related email to the entire membership, please send your request to this email address (havasustitchers@gmail.com ). The Havasu Stitchers email for outside contacts is HavasuStitchersGuild@yahoo.com and it is also the email used by our Website. This email has not gone away. 8
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MEMBERS NEW GROUP COMMON THREADS This should be fun and especially helpful to new members! We need members to sign up to be Threaders. You will be the connec on to help new members to be informed about what we, in Havasu S tchers, do. You will let a new member know really what we are about. Phone reminders about classes, community outreach, coffees, par es, fabric exchange at mee ngs, to name a few. Sit together at the mee ng, talk about what is going on. Just Be There. We d like this commitment to be for 2 to 3 months. What do you think? We really do need present members to step up and help us out to make this work. Ques ons? Call Rita McElhinney 9
OCTOBER MEETING SHOW AND TELL SHARON CRITES HAD US VERY ENTERTAINED DURING SHOW AND TELL 10
Pre order your pattern now and get a free ready to use paper piecing sheet And you will have another for later use in your pattern. (Only one set of directions ) There will be a cut-off date, so hurry. Presale for the Opportunity Quilt pattern (Quilt Show 2015) will be available at the Havasu Stitchers meeting. Adeline Reiten will be set up at the Quilt Show table to take your orders/payment. Wall hanging pattern - $15 Lap/Queen pattern - $20 If you would like the machine embroidery stick - $20 Make your check payable to Havasu Stitchers If you have any questions, contact Sherri Ashford HAVASU STITCHERS GUILD 2014-2015 MEMBER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS Susan George Catherine Stephan Kim Pebley Sherri Ashford Zola Stuart Susan Sacco 11
QUILT SHOW NEWS BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP XI NOVEMBER 6th & 7th, 2015 WHERE PIECES & SEAMS COME TOGETHER QS Chair: Sherri Ashford QS Co-Chair: Ann Creek Bookkeeper: Adeline Reiten SEAMS LIKE A BOUTIQUE WORKSHOPS Bonnie Fryer & Carolyn Victor 2nd Thursday at MOs (Material Obsession). 9am 4pm Lunch will be provided. Bring your sewing machines and come help make items for the Boutique. PLEASE COME THURSDAY NOV 13TH No workshops for December & January back in swing February 2015 START THINKING QUILT SHOW 2015... Please bring your "orphan" blocks to the meeting Thursday (and perhaps a fat quarter or two to donate to the Quilt Show 2015 effort! The Boutique (Carolyn Victor and Bonnie Fryer): Bring finished items (for Boutique) to the meetings. We have a sign up sheet for project ideas. Requesting UFO s (to be completed by members for the Boutique). Listen for details about a drawing coming up for two Jelly Rolls (donated by Tina Benson). Bonnie Fryer and I are very excited about the 2015 Quilt Show Boutique. Although, we have many project ideas, we are looking forward to your ideas, new project suggestions, and of course, your support. We will be scheduling a meeting to exchange ideas soon, however, if you are out of town or unable to attend these meetings; please e-mail your ideas and suggestions to us via Missy Quilter. We are also asking for PIGS (Projects In Grocery Sacks). We will finish the PIGS and sell them at the Boutique. It is a win/win situation. You get a clean sewing area and the Boutique makes money. 12
QUILT SHOW NEWS BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP XI NOVEMBER 6th & 7th, 2015 WHERE PIECES & SEAMS COME TOGETHER QS Chair: Sherri Ashford QS Co-Chair: Ann Creek Bookkeeper: Adeline Reiten Opportunity Quilt: Blue Water Sunset NEXT QUILT SHOW MEETING MONDAY Nov 10th at 6pm At Sherri Ashford s house 13
HAVASU STITCHERS GENERAL MEETING Mohave Community College, Room 600 October 9, 2014 Call to order at 6:38 p.m. by President Sherri Ashford. September minutes were approved as wri en. Happy Birthday to all October birthdays. Welcome New Members: Lore a Ames, Sherry Schulenburg and Coral Sieber. We had four new members sign up tonight. They are: Kathleen Gibson, Susie Drennan, Geri Larson, and Bonnie Dubois. Fabric Exchange tonight was Halloween. Next month will be Plymouth Rock for Thanksgiving. Diana Stebbens explained about the fabric exchange so our new members would be informed. Rita McElhinney talked about the new member idea that we will be implemen ng. Members will sign up to be matched with a new member to help her get acquainted and to answer any ques ons she may have about Havasu S tchers. The name is Connec ng Threads and the older member will be called Threaders. (They will help thread the new member into the S tchers.) This would be about a two month commitment (or longer if you wish). So.sign up tonight and help new members feel welcome. Christmas Party Catherine Stephan encouraged everyone to buy their ckets for the party. There are 85 seats available. Christmas party is Monday December 8, 2014 at Quality Inn Restaurant 5:00 p.m. cocktails and 6:00 p.m. dinner. Cost is $10.00 per member and guests will be $20.00. Ques ons or want to volunteer to help contact Catherine. VP Membership Pat Plum we have 158 members. Yeh!!!! VP Educa on Catherine Stephan for Barb Math and Barb Walker. Four classes in October: Mock Cathedral Quilt Sarah McNary at the Library on Oct. 16th 10 3pm. Phyllis Barton at the Library on Oct. 20 10 3p.m. to help with Symphonies (UFO S) and answer your ques ons. Oct. 25 10 3 pm. at the Library with Mary Lomberto teaching the Men s Apron and Oct. 28th Sherri Ashford will be teaching her steering wheel cover. The last two classes are free as you will make one for yourself and one for Havasu S tchers. Contact Catherine with ques ons 928 486 3525. Pat Knoechel (Eleanor Burns sister) will be coming sign up for her class and get instruc ons. Sherri listed several of the events and booths that we par cipate in and sale our homemade items. So we need lots of things made to sell all year. Dona ons welcome! Do e Holman collects toiletries for Transi on House through Interagency. Sherri read a thank you le er from Interagency. So save you motel toiletries and give them to Do e. Community Outreach Wendy Howe reported for Karm and Vicki that 53 puppy pillows was made on Sunday. Sherri encouraged us to bring grandchildren to help with the puppy pillows 9 years of age and up. Save your scrapes for the pillows. Wendy reported that there were 11 sewers on Wed. at the Library and 22 Walker Bags were made. Wendy has quilts to finish so pick one up and help her out. As of September 19th she has given out 35 ladies quilts, 15 men s quilts, 15 walker bags and 26 adult bibs. (This was to 6 facili es). Wendy has requests for several more items. Do e Holman announced the coffee to be held at Material Obsession Monday October 27 11 2pm. MO will supply main course, if anyone would like to bring hors d oeuvres, dessert, or salad they can. Since it is Halloween week costumes are encouraged but not required. Raffle #1 Winner was Eileen Johnson. Member of the Year Barb Masden Barb had each member nominated to come to the front and show a quilt they had made. Nominees are: Sherri Ashford, Kim Pebley, Zola Stewart, Susan Sacco, Susan George, and Catherine Stephan. Ballots were distributed and everyone voted. Results will be given at the November mee ng. 14
HAVASU STITCHERS GENERAL MEETING Mohave Community College, Room 600 October 9, 2014 We are celebra ng tonight the Birthday of Havasu S tchers with a birthday cake. Our club was started in 1992 so we are 22 years young. Quilt Show: Pre sale on the opportunity quilt pa ern $20.00 for the quilt pa ern, $15.00 for the wall hanging and $20.00 for the embroidery s ck. This is the first pa ern done by the Havasu S tchers and many members have contributed their talents to make this possible. Sherri went around the perimeter of the room and introduced those members and their job responsibili es. Quil ng at the Lake Linda Visnaw Need more members to sign up some classes are very low in numbers and a couple of the classes are full and have a wai ng list. Samples are in at MO (near the front of the store) and JonAli will have their samples by Monday. They are different so check out both stores. Ques ons contact Lore a Frilot. Demo Sarah McNary showed her Mock Cathedral Quilt and showed us how it was done. Kevin Cabbage is selling the template for $8.00. Millie Anderlik s family has a wall hanging and appliqué that needs finished and they would like to donate it to the cancer society. Let Sheri know if you would like to do this. Show and Tell A M We had 11 members show their lovely work. Lore a Frilot read a thank you le er from Susan George for nomina ng her for quilter of the year. Quilt Show Maria Rhodes has offered to do the preview party. Next quilt show mee ng is the 2nd Monday in November at Sherri s home. Ann Creek needs people to make items for Hearts Desire. Ann shared the themes they have chosen and Adeline Reiten showed some golf theme items she has made. A workshop was held today at MO and pin cushions were made. Next workshop will be Saturday November 1 9 4pm at Eileen Johnson s home. Project will be wreaths. Bring sack lunch, drink and material cut according to direc ons. Sherri showed a wine cozy she made using 2 fat quarters. If everyone made one thing for the quilt show we would have 158 items. So sew, sew, sew! Strip Frenzy Winner Lisa Mousel. Show and Tell N Z 6 members shared their beau ful work. Linda Visnaw shared about kids who have lost their homes in the fires in California have been given quilts. Raffle #2 was won by Jane Donsker. Mee ng Adjourned. Respec ully submi ed, Linda Ira 15
Havasu S tchers Quilt Guild P. O. Box 2875 Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86405 2014 2015 HAVASU STITCHERS OFFICERS President Sherri Ashford 1st VP (Program Chair) Barb Math & Barb Walker 2nd VP (Membership Chair) Pat Plum Treasurer Tina Benson Secretary Linda Ira & Diana Stebbens Meeting Reminder Thursday Nov 13, 2014 6:30 PM Mohave Community College 1977 Acoma Room 600 December Meeting is at Christmas Party January Meeting is at Quilting at the Lake Thursday Feb 12, 2015 6:30 PM Mohave Community College 1977 Acoma Room 600 Many times there are Demonstrations during the meeting. Havasu Stitchers Quilt Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art and education of quilting. The Dangling Thread is a monthly publication of the Havasu Stitchers. Website: www.havasustitchers.com Email: havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com 16